Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 426-035
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 1973 at 3:26 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Arends, Leslie C.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/426-035

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[0:00] Well, the way you did even better than you said.
[0:04] That was a great job.
[0:06] Yeah.
[0:07] How do the boys feel?
[0:10] Yeah.
[0:11] I don't know whether you've got the word.
[0:12] I tried to call Jerry Olsen, but I thought it would be a nice thing.
[0:26] I thought it would be a nice thing.
[0:27] Thursday afternoon, about 5.30, how does that sound to you?
[0:28] I'm going to have the 36 senators, too.
[0:30] In other words, we'll call it the veto crowd, huh?
[0:43] Thank you.
[0:44] See, by getting 189, I hope that five or six more of you down here had as many as the other side.
[0:57] What is that?
[0:58] What's the reason?
[0:59] Earlier, you know, you remember when you and I, when we all met, what you were doing, they were about two months ago.
[1:13] But what's changed?
[1:20] You know that you've got to remember that you've got to hit it very hard.
[1:26] That's it.
[1:27] ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
[1:57] If you do it, Jerry, then how should I pick a couple of southerners?
[2:09] Wagner, who would I pick?
[2:09] There are five Democrats in the Senate.
[2:10] Would you give the bill a recommendation?
[2:14] All right, fine.
[2:15] We'll see you.
[2:21] Very good.
[2:21] Well, part of that is that, you know, we have really been working.
[2:24] I mean, I've talked to him in advance.
[2:26] I've talked to Russ once.
[2:27] good good well this right from now on you know we're heavy man by far but that'll be we're going to put plenty of wild cards and so a lot of our republicans the energy one i think next wednesday i may have it in the dining room and have maybe 50 60 because it's such a
[3:01] But we're going after him.
[3:04] All right.